Gardens
The museum is set in 16 acres (65,000 m²) of gardens which include the following features:
- A Grade II listed conservatory from 1894 which was moved from Horniman's family house in Croydon to the present site in the 1980s.
- A bandstand from 1912
- A small animal enclosure
- A nature trail
- An ornamental garden
- Plants for materials; medicines;foods and dyes
- A sound garden with large musical instruments for playing
- A new building,the Pavilion, for working on materials that are outside of the collections, such as from the gardens.
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Famous quotes containing the word gardens:
“If I could put my woods in song,
And tell what’s there enjoyed,
All men would to my gardens throng,
And leave the cities void.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“It is closing time in the gardens of the West and from now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
“Typical of Iowa towns, whether they have 200 or 20,000 inhabitants, is the church supper, often utilized to raise money for paying off church debts. The older and more conservative members argue that the “House of the Lord” should not be made into a restaurant; nevertheless, all members contribute time and effort, and the products of their gardens and larders.”
—For the State of Iowa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)